NOAA Daily Operational Significant Events Support Report 26 Mar 2003
Satellite information that appears in filenames below:
G8 – GOES-8
G10- GOES-10
GM – GMS
MT – METEOSAT
N2 – NOAA-12 (AVHRR)
N4 – NOAA-14 (AVHRR)
N5 – NOAA-15 (AVHRR)
N6 – NOAA-16 (AVHRR)
The following categories of significant events were searched for in imagery available in the Satellite
Services Division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:
1. Fires – see below** [Mexico/Central America]
2. Floods – no imagery posted
3. Tropical Systems – no imagery posted
4. Volcanoes – no imagery posted
5. Ocean – no imagery posted
6. Ice – no imagery posted
7. Dust Storms – see below** [Northern Saudi Arabia]
8. Storms -no imagery posted
9. Severe – no imagery posted
10. Snow – no imagery posted
11. Unique – no imagery posted
Significant events identified by Satellite Analysis Branch meteorologists and reviewed by the
Operational Significant Event Imagery support team Tuesday, March 25, 2003 are as follows:
DUST STORMS IN NORTHERN SAUDI ARABIA
IMAGE D08401: NOAA-17> Channels 1, 2, 4 <>03/25/2003 07:41 UTC<>Multichannel
color composite<>Saudi Arabia
Dust storms (indicated by the yellow arrows) are visible in Saudi Arabia.
Image provided in preview (~65K) and standard (580K) formats.
Preview (500X524):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/DSTiraq084_N7L.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/DSTiraq084_N7L.jpg
Standard (1024X1074)
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/DSTiraq084_N7.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/DSTiraq084_N7.jpg
FIRES IN MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA
IMAGE D08302: NOAA-17> Channels 1, 2, 4 <>03/24/2003 08:04 UTC<>Multichannel
color composite<>Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize
Heat signatures (red) are visible from fires burning in Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize in this
MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) image from the Aqua satellite.
Image provided in preview (~65K) and standard (565K) formats.
Preview (500X373):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/Mexico/2003/FHSmex084_MOL.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/Mexico/2003/FHSmex084_MOL.jpg
Standard (1280X954)
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/Mexico/2003/FHSmex084_MO.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/Mexico/2003/FHSmex084_MO.jpg
SNOW COVER ACROSS COLORADO
IMAGE D08403: MODIS-AQUA> Channels 1, 2, 3 <>03/20/2003 1940 UTC<>Multichannel
color composite<>Colorado
Snow cover (off-white) is visible despite some cover cover across much of Colorado in this MODIS
(Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) image from the Aqua satellite. Data source
provided by Space Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Image provided in preview (~65K) and standard (618K) formats.
Preview (500X524):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Snow/US_West/2003/SNWusCO084_MOL.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Snow/US_West/2003/SNWusCO084_MOL.jpg
Standard (1024X1074)
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Snow/US_West/2003/SNWusCO084_MO.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Snow/US_West/2003/SNWusCO084_MO.jpg
The NOAA Operational Significant Event Imagery Support Team
Interactive Processing Branch, (E/SP22)
tel: (301) 763-8142
fax: (301) 899-9196
If you have any questions or comments, please contact the appropriate OSEI scientist:
George Stephens, Hydrologist, OSEI Team Leader
[OSEI questions / comments, OSEI product creation, Image processing, OSEI dust event contact,
OSEI fire event contact, OSEI snow cover event contact, OSEI volcanic event contact]
George.Stephens@noaa.gov
(301) 763-8142 X129
Robert Fennimore, Meteorologist
[OSEI questions / comments, OSEI product creation, Image processing, OSEI GIS product
contact, OSEI tropical event contact, OSEI snow event contact]
Rob.Fennimore@noaa.gov
(301) 763-8142 X132
Ralph Meiggs, Physical Scientist
[OSEI questions / comments, Image processing, OSEI ocean event contact, OSEI ice event
contact]
Ralph.Meiggs@noaa.gov
(301) 763-8142 X137
William Tseng, Oceanographer
[OSEI questions / comments, Image processing, OSEI ocean event contact, OSEI ice event
contact]
William.Tseng@noaa.gov
(301) 763-8142 X124
